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in terms of achieving the same amount of deficit reduction over the 10-year window. just use the budge -- budget committees and budge budget process to enforce this. to come up with reforms that achieve certain spending or revenue targets. the tpc's analysis is the kind of analysis we're going to need to be able to recycle as we go. it is the kind of analysis we need because it tells us something about what each can looks like in its present form. it tells us do we really want to use this can like this or do we need to melt it down and reshape it and use it for different parts of the whole system? and we're going to need more of these analyses. we'll need more analyses not just the distributional effects but the tradeoffs. for example if we want to keep tax cuts low, we need to broaden the base. what are some different tradeoffs if i want to lower the rates by 10%, how much am i going to have to broad the base. what are the most progressive elements of that? tax policy center will be busy in the next year is what i predict and, i think that what wee need to do is kee
in terms of achieving the same amount of deficit reduction over the 10-year window. just use the budge -- budget committees and budge budget process to enforce this. to come up with reforms that achieve certain spending or revenue targets. the tpc's analysis is the kind of analysis we're going to need to be able to recycle as we go. it is the kind of analysis we need because it tells us something about what each can looks like in its present form. it tells us do we really want to use this can...
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. >>> ross perot interviewed by usa today on the economy, deficit, and debt, and how it changed since he ran for president in 1992 and 1996. find his article in "usa today," and usatoday.com. ross perot tonight on c-span at 9 eastern. >> the substance abuse and mental health services administration recently released their annual report and found that 22.5 million americans aged 12 and older use illicit drugs and rates remain stable since the last survey in 2010. marijuana continues to be the most commonly used drug. the latest 2011 national survey on drug use and health marks the 23rd national observance of national recovery month. >> already. good morning. doctor wesley clark, director of the center of behavior statistics and quality and substance use -- [inaudible] on behalf of samsha, i welcome you here. we have the observance of recovery month, and the theme this year is join the voices for recovery, it's worth it. indeed, as we look at favorable results depicted in the data today, we're making progress, but we have to remain vigilant as much needs to be done to provide quality se
. >>> ross perot interviewed by usa today on the economy, deficit, and debt, and how it changed since he ran for president in 1992 and 1996. find his article in "usa today," and usatoday.com. ross perot tonight on c-span at 9 eastern. >> the substance abuse and mental health services administration recently released their annual report and found that 22.5 million americans aged 12 and older use illicit drugs and rates remain stable since the last survey in 2010....
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we are going to beat the one 112 congress and also identify some of the deficits. we are going to do my speaking portion very quickly because it's really interesting is of course a panelist on to say. to mr. for introducing them. on my right is hugh halpern, staff director for the u.s. house of representatives committee and rules. on the committee is served us chief advisor. immediately to my left is jim harper, director of policy studies at the cato institute and also the founder of washington watch.com, which keeps a close eye on legislation and federal funding. jenna sasser to mention washington watch.com at least several times during the course of this presentation. last but not least is john wonderlich, policy director at all about transparency guide. that is his official title. more information about today's panel under chairs and also at transparency cockiest.org. i would like to thank representative issa andrew gray, cochairs of the congressional congress for giving us the space to have >> thanks, daniel. thanks to you and the advisory committee and the sun
we are going to beat the one 112 congress and also identify some of the deficits. we are going to do my speaking portion very quickly because it's really interesting is of course a panelist on to say. to mr. for introducing them. on my right is hugh halpern, staff director for the u.s. house of representatives committee and rules. on the committee is served us chief advisor. immediately to my left is jim harper, director of policy studies at the cato institute and also the founder of washington...
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we need to take the deficit seriously, bring the deficit down so companies can grow. bass: the politics of envy is a sad chapter in politics and i would only suggest as i have said earlier and earlier, bring it to the table. if president obama and ann kuster's idea of reducing the deficit and raising taxes on corporations and individuals with incomes of $200,000 a year bring them to the table. i will consider it. show me where you will find the $4 trillion to get the budget balanced in the next ten years. kuster: with $1 trillion in new tax breaks. >> moderator: i want to move to our final segment. that is all the time we have. we will return for a few final questions. each of you will have one minute. if there is a follow-up question, 30 seconds and for the first round -- that last round. >> do you think any changes in federal immigration laws are needed to benefit the business community? kuster: what i have heard in terms of immigration are high end technical employees that they would like to bring to new hampshire as well as in the agricultural sector there is an i
we need to take the deficit seriously, bring the deficit down so companies can grow. bass: the politics of envy is a sad chapter in politics and i would only suggest as i have said earlier and earlier, bring it to the table. if president obama and ann kuster's idea of reducing the deficit and raising taxes on corporations and individuals with incomes of $200,000 a year bring them to the table. i will consider it. show me where you will find the $4 trillion to get the budget balanced in the next...
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romney is a let's focus on the deficit. he has spent most is how i'm talking about jobs, and on health care and taxes in about one out of every to as progressive democrats have a much wider spread on issues that they are discussing dick so i will leave it there for now. [applause] >> thanks, eric. okay, so shadow money. this is a subset of t outside money we are seeing coming into the elections. and we are seeing much more of this time around, these are the 501(c), especially 501(c)(4) groups that are increasing active in politics an increasingly active on the airwaves. first a word about, the center for responsive politics. what we do it in a summit with us is we slice and dice campaign finance and lobbying information in ways that hopefully make it more accessible and usable and easier to interpret for both journalists and the public. we've been trying to get at this dark money, shadow money this year, and you know, the danger for journalists and for us, for the public is, you know, it's very, very difficult to get at it,
romney is a let's focus on the deficit. he has spent most is how i'm talking about jobs, and on health care and taxes in about one out of every to as progressive democrats have a much wider spread on issues that they are discussing dick so i will leave it there for now. [applause] >> thanks, eric. okay, so shadow money. this is a subset of t outside money we are seeing coming into the elections. and we are seeing much more of this time around, these are the 501(c), especially 501(c)(4)...
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, debt and deficit given that we have the employment crisis and much of the reason is the new look at the states they thought of as a target of violent hampshire this is just an issue that resume sit it is almost a kind of psychic quality that resonates and i think that that is one thing to keep in mind and you have these kind of strands that do not always come here and a way that works for you if you are a candidate so that is wanting to keep in mind. it's interesting to think about when you have this kind of stagnation for the high end but a broad swath of the electorate. what does it mean. one thing it means is this not enrollment in the last two or three years to get medicaid. when bill clinton gave a talk at the democratic national convention to was incredibly shrewd because he didn't talk about medicare they talk about medicare it's a real wedge into the numbers between the two campaigns. a really is medicaid and it's a lot of white working-class folks as well as the underrepresented minority backgrounds as well. so, i think that when you think about how the republicans need to
, debt and deficit given that we have the employment crisis and much of the reason is the new look at the states they thought of as a target of violent hampshire this is just an issue that resume sit it is almost a kind of psychic quality that resonates and i think that that is one thing to keep in mind and you have these kind of strands that do not always come here and a way that works for you if you are a candidate so that is wanting to keep in mind. it's interesting to think about when you...
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to force congress to enact a compromise deficit reduction plan. it was never designed to be implemented. if it comes to pass it will inevitably lead to a halloween of the force impacting our investments, lives of service members, other employees and their families, as well as as i said all be a very agencies of government. it is no way to do business from a management point of view. the nature of sequestration makes it impossible to devise a plan that eliminates or even substantially mitigate its foolish impacts. we are working with o m b to understand this complicated legislation and assessing its impact and will be ready to implement it if it ever comes to pass but we are three months from january and i am hoping to quote secretary panetta has a lot of experience, that congress and republicans and democrats will emphasize the necessary leadership to make sure sequestration is triggered, putting the national interest above all else. the sequester is averted as so many in congress actually wish, under the budget control act to get back to the begi
to force congress to enact a compromise deficit reduction plan. it was never designed to be implemented. if it comes to pass it will inevitably lead to a halloween of the force impacting our investments, lives of service members, other employees and their families, as well as as i said all be a very agencies of government. it is no way to do business from a management point of view. the nature of sequestration makes it impossible to devise a plan that eliminates or even substantially mitigate...
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the failure of the joint deficit committee has left us with the looming arbitrary cuts. those are being mentioned both from up here and down there. i am pleased that the house passed a bill that said no to read these cs are not going to affect military families, and certainly that is all of our position. we would like for the administration to clarify better that is set in concrete, so again, certainly as you said, commander we must make it perfectly clear that under no circumstances we cannot and will not balance the budget to solve the fiscal problems on the backs of the men and women in uniform and our veterans. [applause] i thought you all were napping. that is definitely an applause. and again, the good news is i think that we are all on board. thanks for your efforts of suicide prevention. that is something we are working on very, very hard. there are just a number of things in regard to that. the other thing that i am concerned about is military voting. that's something that if anybody has a right to vote its the men and women serving overseas. and so again i thin
the failure of the joint deficit committee has left us with the looming arbitrary cuts. those are being mentioned both from up here and down there. i am pleased that the house passed a bill that said no to read these cs are not going to affect military families, and certainly that is all of our position. we would like for the administration to clarify better that is set in concrete, so again, certainly as you said, commander we must make it perfectly clear that under no circumstances we cannot...
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to many countries face of falling investment, rising food prices and bigger trade deficits. but it's completely wrong to suggest that the arab spurring has created these problems. it's a challenging time for the world economy as a whole and there won't be a transformation overnight because far from being successful, open market-based economies by the vested interests, corruption and institutions, and if you like created a double problem not just fragile economies but people were told their experience free enterprise markets what that experience nothing of the sort so we must help these countries unwind the legacy of endemic corruption. another three expenditure they can't afford. natural resources unfairly exploited and they suffered under for too long. while i'm on the subject of the stolen essence, we also have a responsibility to help these countries get back the stolen assets that are rightfully theirs just as we returned billions of dollars of assets to libya. it's not good enough the egyptian people continue to be denied these assets long after mubarak is gone and i'm
to many countries face of falling investment, rising food prices and bigger trade deficits. but it's completely wrong to suggest that the arab spurring has created these problems. it's a challenging time for the world economy as a whole and there won't be a transformation overnight because far from being successful, open market-based economies by the vested interests, corruption and institutions, and if you like created a double problem not just fragile economies but people were told their...